Archive for November, 2007
What’s happening in Perth and Fremantle, Western Australia in December 2007, covering the bigger concerts, festivals and a bit of comedy and theatre!
See more events in what’s on this week and the event calendar. Please submit events that are missing.
Sunday 2 to Sunday 9 December 2007
MUSIC
Ministry of Sound: The Annual at Supreme Court Gardens on Sunday 2 December 2007
Missy Higgins with Tim Rogers at Belvoir Amphitheatre on Sunday 2 December 2007
Ernest Ranglin at the Railway Hotel (Freo) on Sunday
Faker at Newport Hotel on 2 December
Lifetime at Rosemount Hotel on Sunday
Dionne Warwick with WASO at PCEC on Monday 3 December
The Bouncing Souls at Amplifier on Tuesday 4 December
No Carols Allowed! with Courtney Murphy (Cabaret) at His Majesty’s Theatre from 4 to 15 December
The Wiggles at Burswood Dome on Wednesday 5 and 6 December 2007
East African Fusion at the Court Hotel on Thursday 6 December
Meat Katie at Ambar on Friday 7 December
Paul van Dyk at Metro City on Friday
Resist Tour with Carpathian, Irrelevant, 50 Lions at Amplifier on Friday
Frenzal Romb at Capitol on Saturday 8 December
Dance Music Awards Party at the Rosemount Hotel on Sunday 9 December
Jebediah at Newport Hotel on Sunday
Symphony in the City – free classical concert on The Esplanade in Perth on Sunday from 7.30pm
MISCELLANEOUS
Byte Me! Festival from 1 to 9 December 2007, to coincide with Graphite.
Subiaco Street Festival on Sunday 2 December (2 to 6pm)
East Fremantle Festival on Sunday 2 December from 2 to 8pm
BAZAAR at Fremantle Arts Centre – Sunday 2 December
City of Perth Festival of Christmas with a free family concert on Friday 7 December and the Christmas Pageant through Perth on Saturday 8 December
The HARVEST FESTIVAL & Artisans Market Launch at City Farm on Saturday 8 December
Outdoor cinema at various venues
Monday 10 to Sunday 16 December 2007
MUSIC
No Carols Allowed! with Courtney Murphy (Cabaret) at His Majesty’s Theatre from 4 to 15 December
Tegan and Sara at Metropolis Freo on 10 December 2007
Behemoth at Amplifier Bar on 11 December
Tex Perkins with James Cruickshank at the Indi Bar on 12 December, Civic Hotel on 14 December and the Leopold on 15 December
The Gossip at Capitol on 13 December
Lior at the Quarry Amphitheatre on 13 December and the Fly By Night on 14 December
Reel Big Fish & Less Than Jake at Metro City on 14 December
Liam Finn at the Rocket Room on 14 December and the Norfolk on 15 December
Evening on The Green – Lionel Richie + Marcia Hines at Sandalford Wines on Saturday 15 December
Paul Kelly at Fremantle Arts Centre on Saturday
Daft Punk at The Esplanade on 16 December
MISCELLANEOUS
Twilight Christmas in the Park in East Perth – Thursday 13 December
Corinne Grant (comedian) at the Charles Hotel (Comedy Lounge) on Thursday
City of Perth Festival of Christmas with a free family concert on Friday and other things.
WAI CON – Anime Conference at PCEC on Saturday and Sunday
Tripod Christmas Show at Perth Zoo on Saturday
The Marijuana-logues at Cinema Port Comedy Theatre on Saturday
Outdoor cinema at various venues
Monday 17 to Sunday 23 December 2007
MUSIC
Ash Grunwald at the Indi Bar on 20 December, Fly By Night Club on 22 December and the Indi Bar again on 23 December
The Divinyls at Fremantle Oval on Saturday 22 December 2007
Seriously Sound System (RTR Event) at Hyde Park on Saturday
MISCELLANEOUS
Tim Minchin (comedian) live at the Maj from Monday 17 to Wednesday 19 December
Not The Messiah (He’s a Very Naughty Boy) with Eric Idle at the Perth Concert Hall on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 December
City of Perth Festival of Christmas with free family Christmas Nativity show from Wednesday 19 to Friday 21 December at Forrest Place
Outdoor cinema at various venues
Monday 24 to Sunday 30 December 2007
MUSIC
Breakfest with Plump DJ’s, Stanton Warriors, Fun Loving Criminals at Belvoir Amphitheatre on 26 December 2007 (Boxing Day)
Chuck Love at Ambar Niteclub on 28 December 2007
Rollercoaster Festival (Hilltop Hoods, Black Keys, Shihad, Jebediah etc) in Mandurah on 29 December 2007
Vanilla Ice at Metro City on 30 December 2007
MISCELLANEOUS
Hyundai Hopman Cup XX at Burswood Dome from Saturday 29 December to Friday 4 January
Outdoor cinema at various venues
Monday 31 December 2007 to Sunday 6 January 2008
MUSIC
Separate post about new years eve events 2007! Some quick mentions: Jebediah and more at Amplifier, End of Fashon, Dalles Crane and more at Gloucester Park, Hoodoo Gurus and The Stems at Mulberry on Swan.
New Years Day 2008 – Perth Cup, Hed Kandi@Leederville Hotel, djs at The Deen.
Southbound Festival in Busselton from 4 to 6 January 2008 – Kings of Leon, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Groove Armada, The Waifs etc etc
Daryl Braithwaite & Mental As Anything – Friday 4 January at Mundaring Weir Hotel
Amon Amarth at Amplifier on 5 January 2008
Steve Poltz at the Fly By Night on 5 January
VANS Boys of Summer Tour featuring SILVERSTEIN at Capitol on 5 January 2008
Summadayze at Supreme Court Gardens on 6 January 2008
The Special Beat feat Neville Staples at Newport Hotel on 6 January 2008
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at Metropolis Fremantle on 6 January 2008
MISCELLANEOUS
Separate posts about New years eve 2007 and New Years Day 2008.
Hyundai Hopman Cup XX at Burswood Dome from Saturday 29 December to Friday 4 January
Outdoor cinema at various venues
“What’s on in January 2008″ due out in the last week of December!
Matchbox Twenty are touring Australia in 2008 and will perform in Perth at Burswood Dome on Tuesday 15 April.
Nearly five years had elapsed since their last studio album, and in the interim, singer Rob Thomas had launched a chart-topping solo career. So, despite some 28 million records sold across three multi-platinum albums, a remarkable string of hit singles, and fan demand for the band’s return to active duty running hot, fully restarting the MATCHBOX engine nevertheless remained in question.
Tickets on sale from Ticketek on 14 December.
V FESTIVAL 2009 HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED, CLICK THROUGH!
Last year the first V Festival was held in Australia. This year it’s back, and it’s also coming to Perth!
The following bands will perform at The Esplanade in Perth city on Sunday 6 April 2008.
The Smashing Pumpkins
Duran Duran
Queens of the Stone Age
The Jesus & Mary Chain
The Presets
CSS
The Tough Alliance
Plug In City
2nd announcement:
Modest Mouse
Roisin Murphy
Hot Hot Heat
The Rakes
Cut Copy
Glass Candy
Virgin Mobile Venue:
Doom & Hoodrat
Munk (Gomma)
Flosstradamus
Mike Simonetti (Italians do it better)
Andeee van Damage
Since its inception 12 years ago in the UK, V Festival has prided itself on creating line-ups that combine an intangible, eclectic hand-picked mix of the absolute iconic with the new and the cutting-edge, and in true V style you’ll witness first time visitors popping their Antipodean musical cherries alongside star-spangled and seasoned tour veterans.
Tickets on sale from 6 December for $125 + booking fee.
More info at the V Festival website.
1 dollar from every ticket goes to Virgin Unite, the charitable arm of the Virgin Group.
(If you’re thinking I missed Air on the list… no. Unfortunately they won’t make it to Perth. Air have now been announced for their own show, at King’s Park on 27 March! )
Maroon 5 return to Australia and perform in Perth at Burswood Dome on Friday 28 March 2008.
It’s an all ages show, and support will come from OneRepublic, Brandi Carlile and Ry Cuming.
Maroon 5’s debut album Songs About Jane was a resounding success in Australia, topping the charts and notching up five time platinum sales. Drawing inspiration from Prince and Michael Jackson, their follow up album It Won’t Be Soon Before Long presented a more mature and confident Maroon 5 to the world.
Tickets from Ticketek from 7 December, for $92.00
Venue: Burswood Dome
The Black Crowes perform in Perth at Challenge Stadium on Wednesday 26 March 2008.
The Black Crowes are one of the few contemporary bands who have also shared the stage with Jimmy Page, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Neil Young, The Grateful Dead and many other legendary artists. They are without doubt one of the greatest American rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time and they are touring Australia in March/April 2008.
Tickets on sale from Ticketmaster from 29 November (internet presale) between $80 and $120.
The Black Crowes official website
Venue: Challenge Stadium
ByteMe! Festival is a showcase of digital content in its many forms: computer games, animation, mobile phone content, blogs, podcasts, digital photography, web and multimedia design, VJing, electronic music, music videos etc. Digital content is everywhere and part of every industry!
This is the first time this event has been held, and there’s a great line-up of international speakers: people who are working for Dreamworks, EA Games, The Weta Workshop and more.
Some of the events….
Saturday 1 December – Live video performance outside on a big projection screen in a secret CBD location, with international VJ’s. FREE family friendly event from about 8.30, venue announced on website on Saturday, though met outside Perth Town Hall.
Daily from Sunday 2 to Sunday 9 December:
– Free Mini Expo in Perth Town Hall with WA-made computer games, free content for mobile phones and info about digital careers.
– Ghost Town – Free innovative game using your mobile phone (needs blue tooth), explore Perth while you’re at it!
– Get Reel – screenings of WA Digital Content
Sunday 2 Dec – An Animated Life – International guest speaker who’s worked on ‘Happy Feet’ and more.
Monday 3 Dec – Figwit – Lord of the Rings Documentary, Green Carpet Screening
Wednesday 5 Dec – Music, Video, Art – Perth music video clips, and discussion
Thursday 6 Dec – Animation show and tell with internation speaker from Dreamworks, etc
Saturday 8 Dec – Visual FX Revealed – International speaker from Weta Workshop who worked on King Kong and Lord of the Rings.
Sunday – 9 Dec – Animation/Games – International speaker from EA Games and Stephen Grant who works on Dogstar.
BarcampNano – unconference showcasing web2.0 community in WA, organised by the Australian Web Industry Association. Free event.
See the full program and more information about each event and the speakers on the ByteMe! Festival website!
Jack Johnson returns to tour Australia and will perform in Perth at Members Equity Stadium on Saturday 29 March 2008.
Matt Costa will be supporting.
Touring once again with long time band members Adam Topol (drums), Merlo Podelewski (bass) and relative newcomer Zach Gill (keys).
Expect to hear all the hits from the past 3 albums, alongside material from the forthcoming record ‘Sleep Through The Static’, to be released in February.
Tickets go on sale Friday 7 December through Ticketmaster.
The highlights of what’s on in Perth, Western Australia this week(end), from Monday 26 November to Sunday 2 December 2007.
Also check out the Perth Event Calendar for other events and please submit events that I’m missing. Have a good week!
MISCELLANEOUS
Subiaco Street Festival on Sunday 2 December (2 to 6)
West End Festival – Friday 23 to Saturday 1 December
Arj Barker (comedian) at His Majesty’s Theatre from 28 November to 1 December
Byte Me! Festival from 1 to 9 December 2007, to coincide with Graphite. Separate post coming…!
Osborne Park ‘City of Stirling’ Agricultural Show Friday 30 Nov/ Saturday 1 Dec
BAZAAR at Fremantle Arts Centre – Saturday and Sunday
Jump Mania (monster trucks) at Burswood Dome on Saturday 1 December
The Alphabet City Festival 2007 – till 1 December
SoCo Cargo in Northbridge from 8 November to 1 December
City of Wanneroo’s Beach to Bush Festival – many free concerts/events throughout November (Saturday 17 Nov – James Blundell at the Wanneroo Showgrounds)
Ironman Triathlon in Busselton (3 hrs south of Perth) on Sunday
MUSIC
Architecture in Helsinki at Capitol on 28 November
Xavier Rudd at Fremantle Arts Centre on 28 (all ages) and 29 (18+) November
Bobby Flynn & Omega 3 at SoCo Cargo on Thursday
Lime Spiders at Amplifier Bar on Friday 30 November and Mojos on Saturday
Noiseworks, Choirboys at Metro City on 30 November
Spring in Sao Paulo (RTR event) at SoCo Cargo on Friday
The Veronicas at Burswood Theatre on 30 November
Bjorn Again at King’s Park on 30 November
James Reyne and Mark Seymour at the Leopold on 30 November and Mundaring Weir Hotel on 1 December
Crosby, Stills and Nash – Evening on the Green at King’s Park on Saturday 1 December
Faker at Rosemount Hotel on 1 December and Newport on 2 December
Ministry of Sound: The Annual at Supreme Court Gardens on Sunday 2 December
Missy Higgins with Tim Rogers at Belvoir Amphitheatre on 2 December 2007 (sold out)
Jimmy Barnes at Lancelin (couple of hrs north of Perth) on Sunday
SoCo Cargo in Northbridge from 8 November to 1 December
For other gigs check out the calendar and this comprehensive gig guide. Also, browse the Perth Concerts List occasionally for future gigs, I don’t write posts for many of them!
THEATRE/DANCE/OPERA/ETC
Aladdin – The Pantomime at Old Mill Theatre from 23 November to 8 December
Office Hours by Harbour Theatre from 23 November till 1 December
Lipstick and Hessian at The Blue Room from 27 Nov till 15 December
Dirty Pretty Nails at at The Blue Room from 28 Nov till 15 December
Memmie Le Blanc by deckchair theatre at Victoria Hall Freo from 8 November to 2 December
The Alphabet City Festival 2007 – 9 November to 1 December
The Foo Fighters return to Australia for arena shows and this time they also come to Perth!
Dave Grohl and the rest of the band will perform at Burswood Dome on 21 April 2008. It’ll be an all ages show!
The already platinum Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace is the Foo Fighters at the top of their game. The band’s sixth studio album has been regaled by the press worldwide. Foo Fighters’ 12 years plus experience of headlining stadiums and festivals the world over has molded them into possibly the most consistent arena rock juggernaut of the new millennium.
Support: The Mess Hall and Kaki King
Tickets on sale 29 November from Ticketek for $103.05
After the Perth show they also perform in Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.
For the first time, there will be an Idol Winner’s Journey. The winner of the tv show Australian Idol (either Matt Corby or Natalie Gauci, you find out tonight!) will be performing at Burswood Theatre on Saturday 24 January 2008.
They’ll be supported by whoever the runner up will be, so you’ll see them both.
The Winner’s Journey Tour will feature the key songs and performances that made this year’s winner a star. From the soaring ballads to the “touchdowns” the live show will focus on those songs that made this year’s journey so special. On top of this a few brand new songs from the winner will be previewed so fans can get an immediate taste of what is forthcoming from their Idol. There will also be the opportunity during post show signing sessions to get up close and personal with your Idol favourites.
Tickets on sale from Ticketek from 26 November for $66 and $77.